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Dublin arms find included Provisional IRA weapons

A replica golden gun was among the weapons found by gardaíOfficers say the seizure represents a major blow to dissident republicans15kg of semtex explosive was foundIt is the largest ever dissident republican arms and explosives findThe find indicates not all of the Provisional IRA's guns and bombs have been decommissionedGardaí say it is a highly significant seizure

Explosives, firearms and ammunition discovered in Dublin last week included Provisional IRA weapons that should have been decommissioned, according to the gardaí.

15kg of semtex explosive along with handguns, shotguns, a sub-machine gun, electronic devices and over 1,300 rounds of ammunition were found on land at the Old Airport Road in Cloghran.